INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Niter |
| Common English: | Potassium Nitrate |
Herbs that Promote Urination
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Bitter Salty |
Warm Toxic |
Heart Spleen |
1.5-3g |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Promotes diuresis |
Water retention due to urinary calculus, jaundice and edema |
Relieves constipation |
Constipation |
| Softens hardness, eliminates accumulations and dissolves abscesses | Fibroid tumors |
Removes toxins and relieves swellings |
Sore throat and Iritis |
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